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Updated: 03:13 ESTWildfire which razed Paradise is now the joint deadliest in state history leaving 29 dead and 228 missing as 8,000 firefighters battle the raging infernos across California which have killed 31 in total
Authorities have reported six additional deaths in a Northern California, raising the death toll to 29 and making it the deadliest wildfire on record in California history. Butte County Sheriff Cory Honea said the human remains recovered on Sunday included five bodies found at homes and one in a vehicle in Paradise. Honea said the devastation was so complete in some neighborhoods that 'it's very difficult to determine whether or not there may be human remains there'. Honea said that ‘in some cases, the only remains we are able to recover are bones or bone fragments’. He also announced that 228 people remain unaccounted for since the fire began Thursday and incinerated the foothill town. The statewide total of deaths from wildfires reached 31. Strong Santa Ana winds returned to Southern California on Sunday, causing flare-ups of a huge wildfire that has scorched a string of communities west of Los Angeles, but no additional structures were believed to have been lost, authorities said. Officials said the wildfires may intensify due to the strong winds as more than 8,000 firefighters continue to battle the deadly infernos. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby said Sunday evening that wind gusts up to 50mph are expected to continue through Tuesday.
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